Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-30
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD.
Annual Memorial Services
in Memory of Our
Soldiers.
Tributes to the Departed
Exercises Last Evening, To-Day
and this Evening,

Aoia upon tne puOllc US Ii go py'
Lit has become q sacred occasion the
country over and every city, town and
village dons the habiliments of mourn
ing and gives homage to the memory OF
those of the nations defenders who have
gone to their last rest. So it is here in
Yankton, the home of go many living
representatives OF the nations greatest
struggle and of those who were true to
the flag in the years of it's greatest peril.
To-day has been strictly observed in
all business, social and religious depart
ments and the formal exercises have
been of an imposing character.
LAST EVENING
at the Congregational church the GUS
tomary Sunday memorial services were
held in the beautiful auditorium of that
edifoe. The church was we'll filled with
listeners, Phil Keafney post, G, A. b.,
occupying a central place in the body of
the church. Its members entered the
church IN column, wearing the uniform
"a poStt pOClOpJ anu VIC C0ckOl1SlJ
memorial day badges of mourning.
The exercises opened with the national
hymn America" by the choir and at its
close Rev, DR.. Ward offered prayer.
Hold the Fort" was sung with grand
effect by the choir.
Rev. ID. B. Nichols then delivered the
memorial sermon. The venerable speaker
was himself one of the active
participants upon the stage of war,
laboring ina field appropriate to his
calling with ell the earnestness of his
great christian nature and under the
promptings of a heart which beats for
all mankind. His address was largely
historical, dealing in events and incl
dents and among them were interviewer
the patriotic thoughts of one who early
in life turned his eyes towards the goal
ofthe highest human liberty under the
impulses of the Divinity of life now and
eternal. II was an address OF soulful
confidence that . glorions benediction
awaits the comrades OF his other days
and of pure and simple faith in the in
tegrity Of their cause. It was a solsce
and an encouragement, going back into
the shadowy days and leading up from
their gloom to the radiance OF that
better life which has come with the cool.
ing of passion under the directing hand
of the God of nations. Mr.. Nichols gave
q tribute to the dead, a remembrance
TO the living and q hope to the soul be-
yond all this turmoil. Tender words
were his, laden with the benediction OF
| the silver hairs and bowed form of o
veteran in the dual cause of human free
dom and celestial salvation.
Following the memorial sermon came
a few words from Rev. d. f. Bradley
full of depth and grandeur and pointing
the moral springing from the lessons Of
the great struggle. Mr.. Bradley was
brief, but what he said was full of the
calm earnestness Of q mind which
reaches below the surface and extends
its scope to the submarine soundings Of
thought. AS he is new to this field oil
labor it is appropriate to state that his
remarks won the audience to him and
opened broad before him the pathway Of
future usefulness.
An anthem by the choir awoke the
echoes of the church and an earnest
prayer by Rev. O.. E. Hager was followed
by a benedection from Rev. MIR. Bradley
which closed the solemn memorial ex,
erclses OF the evening.
To.DAY's oBsERvANCEs,
From 1.-THE northwest this morning {
ste5ng wind blew omens of an unpleas
ant day for one OF homage to the soldier
dead, and there was no doubt that thu
clouds OF dust, which it seemed mus,
blow, would keep at home many partioi
pants and many observers. But before
the hour for beginning the memoria
~observanoes was at hand the wind hat
nearly subsidized and the heat of the sui
was curtained off by heavy clouds
When the procession had finally formed
q large number of people wer'
assembled at the intersection O
Capitol and Third streets, and the fey
moments spent in awaiting the move
ments of the procession were not mad
miserable by intolerable heat or drench
ing rain.
Promptly at the hour stated the Yank
tor band started down Third street an
by its strains of inspiring music collecte,
a large number of followers. This pre-
Illmlnary procession increased IN mum
bers until the destination in front OF G
A. r. hall was reached. There the ban
, halted and waited for reinforcements.
| The order of the procession was i
conformity with the previous announce
ment,except that the delegation of howe
girls was dispensed with because of th
: epidemic with which the city is afflicted
! and the militia which was not prepare
I: for the occasion. The marshal OF da,
81. b. Wynn, with the assistance of b.
aides, English, Powers, Long, Fogart
and Carr, organized the procession i
the following order:
The Yankton band first. Then Phi
Kearney post G. A. r.. led by the POI
fife and drum corps and the firing squa'
consisting of s. N. Dunn, officer OF tt
guard, and Comrades Friok, Bailey, Coz
frey nnd Yeatman. Next the fire depart
: ment, followed by the woman's reli
corps in carriages, bearing flowers. III